Eco-conscious Austin gets no-packaging grocery store

Sure, we have recycling laws here. We toy with the idea of plastic-bag bans every few years. But a group of entrepreneurs in Austin are taking sustainability even more seriously and opening a zero-packaging grocery store.

In.gredients is gearing up to open later this year as the nation’s first market that requires shoppers to bring their own containers. The store will sell local produce that’s in season along with other staples available throughout the year.

In the last four days, the news of our store has spread like mad. 13,000+ video views on YouTube, ~1200 comments and 3300 Facebook shares from GOOD’s feature on us, over 1100 Facebook likes on our page, and an influx of 500 Twitter followers. That’s all thanks to YOU for telling your friends about our store. Clearly, American consumers are ready for the grocery industry to step up and change for the better.

The store is still raising money, but it’s tentatively slated to open in October.